Sacral rest.



L. G. RINK.

sAcnAL REST.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

* sri-affres' j LOUIS G. RINK, OF CI-IIoAeo, ILLINOIS,l ASSIGNOR 'roSIIARI `&'S1vIITII,' or CHICAGO,

.. ILLINOIS, A COIzronArIONor ILLINOIS. 'f f f vSACRAL REST.

Lasagne.

To all fui/'wm t 'may concern; Y l Y Beit known that I, LOUIS G. RINK, acitizen of the United States, residing at 155-157 North Michigan Ave.,Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Sacralv Rests, of which the following is aspecication. Y

My invention relates to certain new vand useful improvements in sac'ralrests, and is fully described and explained in the specification andshown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is asideelevation of my device as used; Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section, and Fig. 3 is an endview of the device.-

Referring to the drawing; 4 is a Vbase supporting a post, '5, uponwhiehis mounted a vertically adjustable sleeve k6 which may be looked atvarious heights by a screw 7 engaging depressions in the post. The'sleeve has a rounded upper end 8; 9 isthe rest proper, the same having a'curved portion fitting the spine and an upwardly pro.- jecting tip10like the horn of asaddle. This tip fits over therounded upper end 8 ofthe sleeve 6 and may be engaged by a setsorew l1 in thevpost to be' setat various angles thereon.

The device findsits principal usefulness in applying plaster bandages incase ofV injuriesVv to the hips and thighs. The patient is supportedwell vabove the Ylevel of the table by pillows, or the Lilia-under theShoulders. The restproper is placed in position with its main portionsupporting the lower end of Y the back andthetip or horn projecting upbetween the legs. The patients legs may be supported at alevel with thebody in any desired.Y manner. The present device thusY affords a clearspace underneath the body at about the sacral line and it is, therefore,very `easyto bandage the patient, since the bandage can be passed aroundand around the trunk without difficulty. When the bandage is Vin placethe rest can be removed in a forward and upward direction, its curvatureCopies otlthis patentV may be obtained for ve cents each, byv addressingthe" Commissioner of Patents,

Specification of Letters Patent. v

Appmauon aise september 23,191.7. Yserial No. 193,618, a

The rest proper maybe easi the sleeve for cleaning.

" and the tapered Vformoiiits tip permitting it Y 'l to Slide readilyfrom beneath the bandage'.V

ly removedv :from

I realize thatV considerable variation is 'K possible' in the details of`the construction' herein shown, and I do not intend tojlimitniyself'thereto, except as pointed out in the Y following claims, inwhichit is my intention to claim all the novelty inherent'inthe deviceasbroadly as is permitted by the state',v

of the art. l

What l claim as newand desire to secure' ,by Letters Patent, is:

l. rfrsacral rest Acomprising a base, a support risingiherefrom,and arest proper mounted to rock on said support and curved 'i to fit thespine vand having `an upwardly` curved tip adapted to lie betweenthelegsof `the patient.

2.*A; sacral rest comprising al rest proper taperedl at one endand'curved to Qt the .Y

spin ev of the patient and having an upwardly projecting tip .at itsopposite end tol lie b etween the legs of the patient, ak base, 'andmeans connecting the tip of the rest proper with the base to supportthesame in rocking f Y relation thereto. Y Y A sacralrest comprisingabase, a rest eral projection of Vthe latter.

able on the post, a rest-propertapered at one end and curved to tit thespine andhaving `proper curved toit the spine and having'an r Y. V;

upwardly-projecting tipjadaptedto lie bev tween the' legs of thepatient,and adjustable Y means of connection vbetweenthe base and Y rest properfor varying'the height and latan upwardly projecting tip adapted to liebetween the legs of the patient and pivotally 4mounted upon the upperend ofthe sleeve,

and means forV Vswinging the restjproper angles.V4

LOUIS e. RINKQ j, Washington, 13.*0. f-

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